Person: Miriam Fitzgerald

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Court hears of parents’ despair at loss of ‘sports mad’ only son

A MOTHER sobbed quietly in a courtroom yesterday as her husband recalled the horror moment when an A&E doctor told him their only son had died from injuries received in a soccer camp accident.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2008

Boy’s death catalyst for goalpost safety rules

A LIMERICK couple whose only child was killed in a freak soccer accident when a moveable goalpost crashed down on him welcomed proposals to prevent a similar accident.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2007

Four others have been killed by falling goalposts, says boy’s mother

A MOTHER whose only child died after a goal post fell on him, said four other children have died in similar circumstances.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2005

Only son died in my arms, mother tells inquest

A MOTHER watched her only child die in her arms after a goalpost fell on him at a summer soccer camp in Co Limerick, an inquest heard yesterday.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2005

FAI stops using nets involved in boy’s death

TARGET netting similar to that involved in the death of a 10-year-old boy on Thursday will not be used in FAI-run soccer camps in the “immediate future”.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004